>Reading this entry, I came across this fascinating analogy:
>>regardless of how such a view might clash with our most deeply-held ideals.
What is this 'our'? I've never been part of 'our'... have you? I'm sorry, but a phrase like 'our most deeply-held ideals' is to me equivalent to 'once upon a time' or 'the land of the sugarplum fairies.' Whenever somebody makes a statement like that you can pretty much write them off as narrow-minded. 'I shall assume all of you believe what I believe, and if you don't you're clearly scum.' Who is the possessor of 'our most deeply-held ideals'?
Or maybe I'm just a mutant. Do you wake up some mornings and feel yourself struck by realization that you're surrounded by retarded children with guns?
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Date: 2002-07-18 16:01 (UTC)>>regardless of how such a view might clash with our most deeply-held ideals.
What is this 'our'? I've never been part of 'our'... have you? I'm sorry, but a phrase like 'our most deeply-held ideals' is to me equivalent to 'once upon a time' or 'the land of the sugarplum fairies.' Whenever somebody makes a statement like that you can pretty much write them off as narrow-minded. 'I shall assume all of you believe what I believe, and if you don't you're clearly scum.' Who is the possessor of 'our most deeply-held ideals'?
Or maybe I'm just a mutant. Do you wake up some mornings and feel yourself struck by realization that you're surrounded by retarded children with guns?